Transient stabbed after altercation in front of grocery store
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/26/2015 - 10:36pm
A 57-year old transient received a stab wound to the stomach after being confronted by two men outside the Stateline Raley's grocery store on Thursday, May 21.
At 8:20 p.m., the victim said he walked out of the store and got into a fight with two men who demanded his wallet. When he refused, one of them men stabbed him in the stomach.
When police arrived the victim had a torn shirt with blood on it.
The unidentified man was transported to the hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening wound.
According to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, the victim gave a description of the suspects. One is described as a Hispanic man with a stocky build, 5'5" tall in his late 20s. He was wearing a brown plaid shirt at the time. The second suspect is also described as a Hispanic man, also in his late 20s but taller and wearing a black shirt. The victim said both men headed west from the store.
Surveillance film is being reviewed and there are no leads.
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